To ensure the next year would be as stable as possible, she had to establish her place on the ship first.
"There are bullies everywhere. He's just trying to scare you," advised Song Feiya, one of the ship's Mechanicians she was studying under. "Once you become a full-fledged Mechanician in your own right, what will Dao Mingke have left to say?"
She seemed to be right, but a month later, Milady discovered that things in this world were rarely so simple or reasonable.
As Milady's understanding of the ship's mechanisms deepened and her skills grew, the hostility she faced only intensified. Her quiet forbearance was like hot oil, fanning the flames and making them burn even brighter.
"She knows her place, that's why she doesn't dare make a peep."